A horrible event occurred in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, a suburb of Manchester, England, when a 40-year-old man was assaulted by three men, one of whom was wearing what is reported as a Jason mask from the Friday The 13th series.
The Manchester Evening News explains that on March 23rd at approximately 10pm, the 40-year-old man answered a knock on his door only for the three men to force their way inside and assault him physically, punching him repeatedly and, get this, even attacking him with a machete.
The men were pushed back by the victim and a friend of his, pushing them out of the house. The victim suffered deep lacerations and other injuries and was treated at the hospital, though the wounds were deemed non-life threatening.
Direct from The Manchester Evening News:
The offenders were described as two white men and one of mixed race, all of slim build, ranging from 5ft 5in to 6ft in height.
…the gang…fled in a silver-coloured saloon car parked on Merseybank and drove off towards Waincliffe Avenue.
Detective Constable Chris Clarke stated the following:
he victim has no idea why he was attacked on his own doorstep in such a violent and savage way, so at this stage we have not established any motive for this heinous attack.
What we do know is that the victim suffered deep cuts to his head as a result of being assaulted with a machete and in some ways is fortunate his injuries are not more severe given he was attacked with such a dangerous weapon.
We need to find the offenders and I would appeal to anyone who can help us do that to come forward.
In particular, I would like to hear from anyone who saw a silver car parked on Merseybank and drove off at speed, or anyone who witnessed this gang going into or out of the house.